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No brewery works in a silo. Brewers Association staff, including Chief Economist Bart Watson, keep close tabs on the statistics and trends that affect the entire craft brewing community. Keep up with the latest numbers to ensure the success and growth of your business using the resources in this category.

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Insights & Analysis

POS Data Analysis: Pricing, Seasonality and Format Sales

Chief Economist Bart Watson takes another look at Arryved's aggregated POS data to explore pricing elasticity, seasonality and trends in formats.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Insights & Analysis

2019 Craft Beer Packaging Trends Recap

Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson takes a look at 2019 trends in craft beer packaging and makes some projections for 2020.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Insights & Analysis

An Early Look at 2019 Craft Growth via Scan Data

Although 2019 is officially over, we're still analyzing all of the data about how the year unfolded in craft brewing. Let's take a look at 2019 scan data. Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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First Look at New On-Premise Sales Price Data

Chief economist Bart Watson has new data to analyze average beer prices at brewpubs and taprooms. Here's the first look at what he's learned.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Insights & Analysis

Hard Seltzers and Small Brewers

Seltzer has exploded and BA chief economist Bart Watson thinks they're here to stay. Here's the data on what this means for your brewery.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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The New Brewer

The Rise of Lifestyle Beers

Greg Kitsock

A crosscurrent is developing among craft beer consumers: a demand for simpler more refreshing beers that increasingly complement a healthier lifestyle.

The New Brewer

Are Craft Brewers Still Innovating?

Mike Kallenberger

As the growth of craft beer as a category has tapered off, some observers have lamented that frewer craft brewers seem to truly innovate, with many now following trends.

Insights & Analysis

How Many Breweries In Planning Are There Really?

Learn how Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson estimates the number of breweries in planning and what that number really looks like today. Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Communicating Craft

The Diversity Data Is In: Craft Breweries Have Room and Resources for Improvement

With the 2019 diversity data now available, anyone scanning it will conclude there is work to be done, and we as a craft beer community can do better.Read More

Craft Beer Program Director

Julia is craft beer program director at the Brewers Association and publisher of CraftBeer.com. In her role at the BA she serves as an educator and as a spokesperson for the association. Follow her beer adventures on Twitter @HerzMuses.

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